EVENT INFORMATION

27
August
1820

The slave ship Reino do Brasil departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Brazil.

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📅 27 August 1820 📍 Brazil

Vessel: Reino do Brasil; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Lopes, Francisco da Silva; Investor: Lopes, Francisco da Silva; Investor: Vieira, José Inácio Vaz. The voyage began at Rio de Janeiro on 27 August 1820. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Luanda (West Central Africa and St Helena). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Rio de Janeiro. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 66 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 28.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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